Father's Day 2008

As a family, we had a cook out at Central Park- it is only 3/4 mile away, so Michelle & the kids biked over while I tried to prepare the grill. Usually, Papa Paul gets together with us on F Day - we'll have to get back to that next year. We really didn't plan on doing anything, but the weather was fantastic and Michelle had a craving for turkey cheese dogs.

We got a few pics of the occasion for the good of all humanity. Your great grandchildren will be thanking you for showing them these snapshots.

Salix's new skill: Back full layout

Salix says this is easy...hmmm.

Acer & Teeball

Acer began Teeball last night. It makes me think back to the days of my youth spending hour upon hour in the back yard hitting wiffle balls and throwing tennis balls against the side of the garage. He is going to be awesome! But first, we need to figure out if he throws lefty or righty. It doesn't seem to matter much at this point to him.

Any suggestions on how to figure that one out?

Nature Valley Grand Prix

As a family, we drove to the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood today and biked over to the criterium in downtown MPLS tonight. We had a good time watching the riders cruise through the downtown - only we chose corner 4 instead of corner 3 - that's where the only crash took place tonight. Now, I'm not hoping for people to get hurt, but a mild collision would have been cool to see.

tilia loves her brother and sister

She cares about their wel-being very much...the health of their scalps is a different matter entirely.

Our neighbors have internet...

Tilia is growing up so fast! I've decided to post a couple of things for all of you. If you are wondering about the length between the last post and this one, well - getting rid of Comcast has been one of the best decisions ever. I can't stand paying that much for cable/phone/internet. Back to Tilia - she is talking so much, new words everyday it seems. You should all come see her sometime.

Chicago Style Meet Update

Salix and Michelle went to Chi-Town to visit the Sears Tower, and compete in the Chicago Style Gymnastics Meet. Salix did well for herself - scoring her highest score this year! She is pumped about being in good health...unlike last year.

We'll send some pictures out at some time in the near future.

When asked, Salix said she enjoyed the "bumpy" airplane ride. I told her that most people would rather not have the plane bouncing around in the sky. Her response-"I'm a kid, we like bumby rides!" Yep.


Acer, Tilia, and I spent the cold weekend reading the book - "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" - the sequel - Acer is so into this series. Ask him about it sometime.